SG Formula is delighted to see that one of its former protégés has reached the top grade. However, the team has good reason to believe that Romain Grosjean won't be the only one. So now is a good time to learn a little more about the team that nurtured the talent of this brilliant new Renault F1 driver.

French outfit SG Formula is in the running for the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup title with its driver Jean-Eric Vergne, who is a member of the Red Bull Junior Team. The team regularly puts three or four drivers in the Top 10 in this keenly-contested category. SG Formula trains Toyota Driver Program drivers in the fast and furious Formula 3 Euro Series. The team already has a podium place to its credit with rookie driver Andrea Caldarelli. Last but not least, the KMP Group / SG Formula pairing notched up their first podium place in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in only their fifth outing in the category. That's the latest news. However, this is by no means the first blood the team has drawn under the stewardship of Stéphane Guérin.

Easter 2004: SG Formula is in the Nogaro paddock for its first ever outing in French Formula Renault racing. The first qualifying session sees the team win its first pole position before going on to take victory in the first race. A few weeks later SG Formula repeats the feat in its third Eurocup outing.

SG Formula has established itself as one of the leading Formula Renault 2.0 teams in Europe. The La Rochelle-based squad took seven Team titles, four Drivers crowns and two Rookie championships in this category. Success upon success encouraged the team to move up: SG Formula had a go at the Formula 3 Euro Series, in 2008 and at the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2009. The team is now present in three of the key areas on the Motor Sport ladder.

SG Formula has always adopted ambitious strategies and methods, both in terms of personnel and R&D. The workforce has increased five-fold in five years. Nine full-time engineers have all the latest equipment at their disposal and apply state-of-the-art methods both in the team's facility in La Rochelle and out on the track on race days.

The team has built a reputation for operating one of the best young driver training programs in Europe. The team proved effective in feeding some of the most famous F1 manufacturer-backed Junior teams, such as Renault Driver Development and Red Bull Junior Team. Renault F1 driver Romain Grosjean joined the RDD program right after he became FR2.0 French Champion with SG Formula. F3 Euro Series’ leader Jules Bianchi, a driver managed by Nicolas Todt, drove and won for the team. Toyota, the world’s biggest car manufacturer, entrusts two young drivers from its Toyota Driver Program stable to SG Formula.

Among the former SG Formula drivers are also Le Mans Series GT1 champion Yann Clairay, Jean-Karl Vernay, who is 5th in the F3 Euro Series standings, Franck Mailleux (7th in Le Mans Series LMP1 championship), Julien Jousse (5th in FIA Formula 2), Charles Pic (2nd in FR3.5 Series), British F3 International Series’ champion Daniel Ricciardo, Tristan Vautier (3rd in Formula Palmer Audi), Jonathan Hirschi (2nd in Eurocup Mégane Trophy) or reigning Japanese F3 Champion Carlo Van Dam… just to name a few. Five years after his FR2.0 achievements with SG Formula with the team, Guillaume Moreau came back to offer them their maiden 3.5 podium!